Ascent Storage Capacity
We recommend that you archive and delete recordings from your Ascent database when it reaches 2 GB in size.
Within the Ascent database you can create far larger data structures than can be stored in the instrument. You can create unlimited folders in the Ascent software, but some instruments will hold only a maximum of 30 folders at any one time (note that this does not include vbSeries instruments such as the vb5, vb6, vb7 and vb8 vibration analyzers, which can hold an effectively unlimited number of folders).
To make the best use of the database storage capacity you should set up as many machines in as many folders as you like, but only transfer across those that you will need during your next recording route or collection. In this manner you can transfer up to 30 folders to the instrument, collect the measurements, then send them back to the software. You can then erase the machines and recordings on the instrument and transfer another 30 folders across, repeating as often as required. Full details of the instrument's storage capacity are detailed in the vbSeries Instrument Reference Guide.
Last Reviewed: 05/Jun/2009 Source: Ascent Software Guide Revision 15 April 2009 - pages 20 - 21